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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 03, 1925
Page
2
The butter market shows a ninepence per cwt rise yesterday with prices in Butterworth and neighboring regions at 44 shillings 8 pence per cwt, matching adjacent states. A hot North Coast spell brings salt rains that refresh future supply, while London values stay firm around 17 to 726 aewt due to reduced Argentina imports.
Australia trails at 83 while England require 464 in the second innings. Hobbs and Sutcliffe shine as Green bounces, amid reports on wages, factory amalgamations, and public notices. Dispatch covers soldiers holdings, press and politics, snakes in harvest, Gloucester rifle club scores, a death in the itinerary, and a Brazil dynamite explosion with fatalities.
Members of the Pride of Bundook and friends met at Hundook Public Hall on Saturday evening February 24 to honor Bro H L Page with a P N G collar from the Bundook branch. Speakers praised his long service and wished him well in the Grand United Order of Oddfellows while noting his continued support for brethren in need.
Vatiani, the favorite, secured a comtr able win in Melbonese 4 0. Anderson, in Austtdian sin gles, was deivay defeated by Palterson in three sets to nine.
The Rural School syllabus prefaced by Mr H director of education outlines three year post primary courses with pre vocational rural focus. Enrollment depends on pupil numbers and staff. a special enrolment certificate is required and instruction covers English literature morale scripture epigraphy physics and more. Boys and girls receive broad academic and practical rural training with certificates on completion and admission pathways to Mowkesbury rural college.
Gloucester River bowled Gloucester, winning by 15 runs. Laure notched 27 not out, Pog Welland delivered 22, and Jack Steent contributed 16. Bias took 9 wickets for Gloucester River, aided by fielding and miscellaneous overs in a tense match amid weathered conditions and a chippy postgame scene.
A Saturday meeting at the School of Arts, attended by President W. Garbett and others, approved a ground space for an Overland car hurdle exhibit, planned a committee task force to decide by the next gathering, and arranged public notice and prize details.Apologies from several members noted. The group discussed trains, administration, and parade arrangements with local officials and station masters.
In a dramatic fifth Test at the Cricket Ground, Grimmett takes five for 45 and Australia advance with a rapid first innings 428. Amid a collapse of England’s top order, the sensational spell by Grimmett and Dowler’s support swing the balance, keeping Australia in the hunt while English batsmen falter under pressure.
Sunday services listed for March 6 with clerical names and locations across Gloucester and surrounding towns. A cricket score snippet notes 67 wickets and top bowlers, followed by a brief note on McDonald’s visit and a Baptist church attendance event in Strom District with times in March.
A damaged OCR fragment lists invested funds totaling 2858 29 with entries for engineer equipment water supply and sanitary depot, plus sundry items like saleyards and purchase revenues. The unreadable text includes references to general funds and various expenses, indicating a balance sheet snapshot with multiple departments.
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